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xliu1
Quartz | Level 8

I try to add a vertical reference line to a time series plot to indicate the year where the forecast starts, but keep getting this error message in sas log. The variable AY has the datetime format Year4. The sas code works for the plot until I add the refline statement. Will appreciate any help with the refline statement! Thanks!

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PROC SGPLOT DATA=BACHDEG_Forecast;
BAND Upper=u95 Lower=l95 x=AY / Legendlabel="95% Confidence Limits";
scatter x=AY y=degrees_usf;
series x=AY y=forecast;
refline "AY=2022" / axis=x lineattrs=(thickness=1 color=BLUE pattern=dash);
RUN;
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ballardw
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@xliu1 wrote:

I try to add a vertical reference line to a time series plot to indicate the year where the forecast starts, but keep getting this error message in sas log. The variable AY has the datetime format Year4. The sas code works for the plot until I add the refline statement. Will appreciate any help with the refline statement! Thanks!

xliu1_0-1614375450471.png

 

PROC SGPLOT DATA=BACHDEG_Forecast;
BAND Upper=u95 Lower=l95 x=AY / Legendlabel="95% Confidence Limits";
scatter x=AY y=degrees_usf;
series x=AY y=forecast;
refline "AY=2022" / axis=x lineattrs=(thickness=1 color=BLUE pattern=dash);
RUN;

REFLINE wants either a VARIABLE or an explicit Value that is associated with the Axis.

So one of

 

refline AY / <options>;

or

refline 2022 /<options>;

 

"AY=2022" would only be valid if the value "AY=2022" appears on your x axis, meaning the axis would be character valued.

 

If the axis is a date value then you would use a date literal value like "01JAN2022"d to provide a date. If you haven't used date literals before they must be in the Date9 (better) or Date7 appearance, in quotes, with the d immediately following the value.

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ballardw
Super User

@xliu1 wrote:

I try to add a vertical reference line to a time series plot to indicate the year where the forecast starts, but keep getting this error message in sas log. The variable AY has the datetime format Year4. The sas code works for the plot until I add the refline statement. Will appreciate any help with the refline statement! Thanks!

xliu1_0-1614375450471.png

 

PROC SGPLOT DATA=BACHDEG_Forecast;
BAND Upper=u95 Lower=l95 x=AY / Legendlabel="95% Confidence Limits";
scatter x=AY y=degrees_usf;
series x=AY y=forecast;
refline "AY=2022" / axis=x lineattrs=(thickness=1 color=BLUE pattern=dash);
RUN;

REFLINE wants either a VARIABLE or an explicit Value that is associated with the Axis.

So one of

 

refline AY / <options>;

or

refline 2022 /<options>;

 

"AY=2022" would only be valid if the value "AY=2022" appears on your x axis, meaning the axis would be character valued.

 

If the axis is a date value then you would use a date literal value like "01JAN2022"d to provide a date. If you haven't used date literals before they must be in the Date9 (better) or Date7 appearance, in quotes, with the d immediately following the value.

xliu1
Quartz | Level 8

Thanks. It works out perfectly!

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